The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1887-09-04
THE TROTTERS IN HARTFORD
GREAT SUCCESS OF TIE RACES ron
THE GRAND SPECIAL STAKE

GREAT SUCCESS or TIE RACES ron
THE GRAND SPECIAL STAKE
xneo,parasis fatren-A Msrse-sa's Opip-
Ion OF H,n,-Faiiure OF an Eaers - Make =
Match with Jay Eye-eee-asne Neveitisa.
Hartford. Sept. 8.-Charter Oak Park has
long held q foremost place In the grand trot-
ting circuit. though Cleveland has lately come
to be formidable rival, on account Of It's
splendid track and the general public interest
taken In trottinE throughout that section OF
country. The Hartford association. however.
holds . winning card In the Grand Special
Stake trot that has boon an annual fixture
since 1883, when 1t was won BY DE-
rector, the speedy son OF Dictator, whose
sensational performances are still fresh In the
memory OF turfmen. II was courageous step
for an association to take whom purse Of
$4,000 was guaranteed. Nominators were ro-
quired to pay deposit OF 81 900 In four equal
instsllments, and the chances were much
against tho finding Of many owners willing TO
invest $3.50 on tho uncertain chances OF their
horses training on we'll enough to give promise
OF success. But the venture has turned out
wonderfully. and the Hartford stake race has
come to be known as the blue-rshtoE event o.
tho American trotting turf.
Probably tho greatest struggle since its In
auguration occurred In 1885, when It took two
days to end the contest Kenilworth seemed
to have the first money rs good a. won. but
mont. and the New Yorker collapsed entirely.
Last year the battle Was one OF the most son,
1856, was only able. to sustain the confidence
reposed In his ability after hye 81 the ifstese
heats on record had been m trotted Belle F tis
e6s.n9o q Primo. sso in TIN '
a IL Shss to
s brilliant s ss
eligible for The great stake event warranted ,. an
.rsnsr, and Srives. sssrshed IN vain soT
asy soa fSr ,bs
When the final payments wore mado on Tues;
az j I'D d. as and
winner. Two Of The original nomiipations went
ior the inysstment. Garnet. a, pEomislng
ss si ssa q
covered ,slticisptly from her recent sisk.
G fh G'fsf
wiz o. t eSTsss sd Astral and bss
The last named IS, q chestnut geldins owned
81 81 Nv 4elk bsns sss
s sepsidersels speed s and va. !ery game Mr.
sPlitting up q heats: when the snduranee II
hi hoSss shs sSs him to
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s xsr. oe!e al TIA, b Would win + straight
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snd al S Chances oTerns the se ton
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e shsEs is t: doubt that Patron sSu have
ePss ~, QUESTION Whether h. could have even
nrs Ssioas him. In ess
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lno horses about As much as Patron outranked
@ he sssspS .Sut eoSs
ips thsis distance. and sseepslns pa: Who vas
the nag in each heat. After the race there was
an effort made to get on match on the DETROIT
xs 9TH a. Ts5ss n shs.
giant from Racing has come back to his mar; mar;
i mi fNkN
deesssIon that q f Hsri os s%oss
al on ss or e. to
The public turned out in oreditable force on
&: pna q: esn % eSs
in point Of fact. about tho least exciting Of the
week: The opening ,t day, Tuesday. wss Also
The three iavorttes won their races. Wednes-
'front.'; for beside. Patron. Fses. White sosks,
pacs tho s' as h.5 dfs tn s' three a
them to "a fSRsl1s'o1 Ths Esse.d
could Win :. on Thursdsy. and The ifsesfor-ai S
70 ana tss four ,sas
spoiiord should win. The outside horse proved
tSS uh for tho for under
ends In tho second hsss
went tho last quarter . tribe better than sax
seconds. and he could have beaten much better
s0mpany than he had to contend with on
A In the 4 a7 class the New York marc Jssste
surprised everybody BY winning in straiChs
heats. while the favorite. GreyllRht. only won
not support the mare Til after the first heat.
One OF them afterwsrd made q winning OF
nearly 1880. Jessie is BY Vernall's Black
Hawk. and is IL years old. Up to this week
hor best mark was 2:32.
skylight Pilot MAS we'll thought Of for the
2:23 trot, but Ben Star proved to be a meteor,
O. he shot to the front In one. two, three order.
This Was the biggest surprise Of the week. To
show how rank an outsider the winner was,
ono only needs to quote u pool sold. Just before
sold separately. and Ben Star brought paltry
$13, in . pool which amounted to $5tk. or
nearly Q 40 to chance.
On Friday thorn were two OF the most hotly
contested races that were ever seen here. The
defeat Of Charley Hogan in the 2:l9 trot was u
heavy blow to the Western mon who supported
him literally at odds against the field Kenil-
worth was not considered Ms an element, but
the gelding was fast and enduring. One after